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Nasdaq, Russell 2000 Rally;
WLR Foods, KeraVision Soar

NEW YORK -- Nasdaq and small-capitalization stocks rose sharply, marking the first day this week that the two groups managed to end higher.

There was little in the way of news to account for Thursday's rebound. Indeed, corporate news releases continued to be dominated by companies that are letting it be known that their quarterly earnings will fall short of expectations.